Clairbourn School held a virtual panel in July 2020 featuring alums who offered advice on the college application process. Panelists included Kristofer Chang ‘16, who will be attending Harvey Mudd College, Jada Gritton ‘16, who will be attending the University of Pennsylvania, and Salvatore Rego ’15, now attending the College of William and Mary. The panel’s moderator was Mina Kasama, From Clairbourn’s Class of 2011, who attended Dalhousie University for her undergrad and is currently pursuing an MA in International Relations at American University.
Clairbourn Alums Richard and Eric Dong Honored with Young Philanthropist Award
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Alumni Richard and Eric Dong Perform and Present Award to Dr. Nafie in Honor of his Retirement
Brothers Richard and Eric Dong Honor Dr. Nafie with Performance and Award at his Retirement Party
At the on-campus event honoring Dr. Nafie for his 39 years of service to Clairbourn School, alumni Richard and Eric Dong gave a moving piano performance and speech. They performed the Hungarian Dance by Brahms, Rondo Alla Turca by Mozart and Marche Militaires by Schubert. They expressed their deep gratitude for Dr. Nafie’s tenure as Headmaster of Clairbourn and presented him with a congressional recognition award from Congresswoman Judy Chu. You can watch the full video here:
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Alumni Richard and Eric Dong are Notable Philanthropists and Accomplished Musicians
Young Clairbourn Alums Inspire Young People with their Leadership and Talent
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At such a young age, Clairbourn alumnus Richard Dong has accomplished so much. He performed piano at a world-renowned talent show, attended a symposium at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and regularly performs piano at Clairbourn School. View him performing at the Clairbourn 2014 Graduation Ceremony below.
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Richard and Eric Dong, Youngest Members of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council
Young Alumni on the Leadership Council
Alums Richard and Eric Dong have just become the youngest members of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council.
As excellent swimmers, debaters and pianists, both brothers began venturing into financial investments in 2010 and have since, not only endowed their middle and high school with philanthropic gifts, but also created an endowment for the International Leadership Foundation (IFL), which supports leadership training, global democracy and governance initiatives with an emphasis on Asian countries. They presented the Richard and Eric Dong Endowment Fund to 500 distinguished guests, including Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao and her father, Secretary Norman Minetta, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Ted Liu, Congresswoman Grace Meng, and State Senator Hwang. They are paving the way in helping address some of the world’s most pressing human rights issues.
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Richard and Eric Dong Give Additional $20,000 to Clairbourn in Honor of Dr. Nafie
Young Clairbourn Alums Give Additional Scholarship Funding in Honor of Headmaster
Alumni Richard and Eric Dong returned to campus to give an additional $20,000 to the Richard and Eric Dong Scholarship for Music and Arts at Clairbourn School in honor of Dr. Nafie’s thirty-nine years of service to the school and the community. When the scholarship fund was initiated in 2014, the boys contributed $30,000 to establish the fund. This year, they wanted to contribute $20,000 to the fund in Dr. Nafie’s honor and to express gratitude to him as their wonderful former headmaster. As philanthropy is a core value in the Dong family, they wanted to show young people the importance of generously giving back to others. Richard and Eric also performed a musical recital and shared with students their exemplary piano playing skills. Dr. Nafie introduced them both and shared a biography of their accomplishments, followed by a short speech by Richard Dong. Watch the videos and read Richard Dong’s speech below:
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New Richard & Eric Dong Endowment at SMHS
Young Alumni Philanthropists
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The Richard and Eric Dong Scholarship for Music and the Arts at Clairbourn School
An unusual spirit of philanthropy beats in the hearts of two young brothers and alums of Clairbourn School. Richard and Eric Dong are only 14 and 12 years-of-age, but already they are making their mark in the world as difference-makers. The Dong Family contacted Clairbourn last spring to announce that Richard and Eric would like to establish a $30,000 scholarship fund to support music and the arts.
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